Lapidarium : the secret lives of stones
Inspired by the lapidaries of the ancient world, this book is a collection of true stories about sixty different stones that have influenced our shared history. Through the realms of art, myth, geology, philosophy, and power, the author tells the story of humanity through the minerals and materials that have allowed humans to evolve and create. Lapidarium uses the stories of these sixty stones to explore how human culture has formed stone, and the roles stone has played in forming human culture
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Precious stones > History. Stone > History. Precious stones > Social aspects. Stone > Social aspects. |
- ISBN: 9780143137412
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Physical Description
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335 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm - Publisher [New York] : Penguin Books, 2023.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Stones and stories -- Stone technology -- Shapes in stone -- Living stones. |